36th Annual Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference

This Intensive Training Seminar will feature the importance of measuring program outcomes and communicating those outcomes to the various key stakeholders engaged in workplace health and well-being programs, including workers, practitioners, sponsors, industry and professional colleagues, and the general public. The seminar will begin by summarizing the business case for building, enhancing, and sustaining workplace health programs.

The four key elements include the following

• Assessment of the “problem” facing an organization that establishes the business case for initial or continued investment in a program – constructing a “burning platform”
• Planning, both strategic and tactical, to guide employer decisions regarding priorities and use of scarce resources
• Implementation of evidence-based interventions that align with employers’ and workers’ needs, interests, and capacity
• Evaluation of program success in the following three categories: structure, process, and outcomes.

The focus will be on building a measurement and evaluation (M&E) framework that relies heavily on survey data, health risk assessments, and access to administrative files that can be used to document a positive return on investment (ROI) and value on investment (VOI). The ITS will conclude with teams preparing a “real-world” M&E plan for one of their organizations which requires answering nine basic questions in planning an effective evaluation project. The seminar will provide a practical toolkit for health and well-being program managers and professional program evaluators.

What happens in your brain when you are giving a speech or presentation? Do you panic and become overwhelmed with nerves, or are you comfortable and confident in the spotlight? Public health and health promotion professionals are often asked to take the mic, but our education doesn’t prepare us to be calm and confident presenters. Thankfully, public speaking is a skill that can be honed. This training will prepare you to embrace uncertainty and find the fun in public speaking. . We’ll practice vocal variety to bring your true authentic voice and presence to any presentation, as well as low-stakes exercises to practice presenting in front of your peers.

Attendees will leave this session feeling confident in themselves, their voice, and their ability to handle uncertainty and even thrive in it. Better communication and presentation skills are key to our public health field, and the better we communicate, the more we can help the populations we serve.

This skills-based seminar for health promotion professionals ready to elevate themselves beyond burnout prevention and whole-person well-being. Grounded in behavior change theory and positive psychology, this training introduces an adaptable framework to guide individuals and communities out of survival mode and into sustainable thriving. Participants will explore how chronic stress, emotional fatigue, and disconnection from values impact health outcomes as well as how to interrupt these patterns using scalable coaching strategies. You’ll engage in dynamic exercises and multidimensional check-ins that span physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and professional wellness.

Whether you work in healthcare, education, the workplace, or community wellness, this session will equip you with practical scripts, micro-shift planning tools, and system-adaptable templates. Learn how to spot survival mode, build coaching interventions that stick, and help people reconnect with their identity, values, and energy.